100Base-T And 1000Base-T Cables; Gbic Cables - Nortel 8000 Series Installing And Maintaining

100BASE-T and 1000BASE-T cables

The 100 Mbit/s ports and 1 Gbit/s ports are designed to operate using
Category 5 UTP cabling only. To minimize crosstalk noise, maintain the twist
ratio of the cable up to the point of termination; untwist at any termination
cannot exceed 0.5 in. (1.27 cm).

GBIC cables

Cables for the GBICs vary depending on the specific GBIC type. For
information about the cable requirements for GBICs, see Installing SFP and
XFP Transceivers and GBICs (NN46205-305; 318034-D).
Installing and Maintaining the Ethernet Routing Switch 8000 Series Chassis
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